Project Breakdown
SPARK Brings SaaS Startup Vision to Life (and to Scale)
The Challenge
SPARK needed to build a back-end infrastructure that could scale quickly and affordably, supported by a front-end experience used easily across a wide range of devices and use cases.
Project size
- Large
- Dedicated Team
Timeline
- 18 – 24 Months
Size of Team
- 1 PM, 1 UX Designer
- 1 Systems Analyst
- 3 Developer
KPIs
From 0 to 200,000+ Users
- and Increased MRR
The Solution
Launched WriteAbout.com as a minimally-viable product, gaining traction, user feedback and revenue immediately. Scaled to 200,000+ users and selected as the “#1 Edtech Tool to Try” over products from Google and Amazon.
- Automated Onboarding, Knowledgebase, Community, and Support
- Custom user rostering, self-enrollment, and Google SSO
- User-generated curriculum content and social features generate organic growth
- Granular filtering and privacy permissions at the individual user level managed by teachers or school admin
Services provided
- MVP Development
- Startup Design Services
- Branding
- Prototyping
- Custom Software Development
- Product Development
- User Support
Technology used
- PHP
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- AWS
- WordPress
- Cloudfront CDN
- Elastic Beanstalk
- EC2
- S3
Client Review
“SPARK took us from proof-of-concept to designs to full launch in 3 months. The process is transparent with clear timelines and you get tangible results for exactly the budget you set. We started getting traction right away and have since scaled up with features, distribution, performance, and revenue!”
B. Wilson
Founder
